The long-awaited IDF invasion of Rafah, Hamas’s last remaining stronghold in Gaza, appears to be underway. IDF jets have begun carrying out intense bombing raids on terrorist infrastructure in the city, and a column of Israeli tanks are reported to be raiding the eastern side of the city.
In a statement, the IDF said: “IDF forces are now attacking and operating against the targets of the terrorist organization Hamas in a targeted manner in eastern Rafah. More details to come.”
The invasion comes shortly after Hamas claimed to have accepted a ceasefire deal – a deal that Israel had never proposed or agreed to. The move by Hamas was almost certainly intended to give the world the impression that Israel was rejecting peace, while the murderous terrorists were embracing it.
An Israeli security source told the Jerusalem Post that the “deal” Hamas said it had agreed to enter didn’t even exist.
“This so-called ‘deal’ is proof that we’ve just started to apply pressure [on Hamas] by promoting a ground entrance to Rafah, and we suddenly received a green light from Hamas for a prisoner exchange deal and a ceasefire,” the source said.
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office said the the invasion of Rafah is “in order to apply military pressure on Hamas, with the goal of making progress on freeing the hostages and the other war aims,” and that Hamas’s latest truce offer is “far from Israel’s obligatory demands.”
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke to President Joe Biden earlier in the day, with the latter attempting to stave off the IDF invasion into Rafah – which Netanyahu has consistently insisted would occur “with or without a hostage deal.”
Keep bombing, and pumping!
Annihilate hamas
Congratulations for protecting your country Ben ! Wish I had that kind of leadership in my country.
If you are Jewish, then it IS also your country, even if not your residence. It is our homeland.
Hashem protect all the soldiers and all Yidden everywhere!
Keep up the Davening and Mitzvos.
Israel’s victories and our survival is miraculous. Those of us who cannot fight should be supporting them with tehillim and Torah learning.
The US once refused to negotiate with terrorists. Now they aid terrorist efforts across America. Stand firm Israel and don’t negotiate with them or your Western “allies” that support them.
Let’s get something straight, the people of US stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel, it is our corrupt unelected government that Is destroying our Relationship with Israel!!
All the democrats in Congress seem to be standing with Biden against Israel. All those democrats were elected by a majority of the people.
87% of jewish people in the US vote Democrat.
Anyone who says otherwise is lying. Secular, non religious Jews vote much like any other non religious non-Jew in Blue states. The fact that they only label secular Jews as Jews and do not state the religions of any other voters is typical of the general bias.
Not quite. Too many vote Democrat, but it is roughly 70%, against 30% who vote Republican.
Well said!
Absolutely right my friend!
Destroy , pummel the place completely to the ground and under.
That’s it
No more gaza
Reestablish all Jewish with a flourishing sea port
In your holy work to protect us and our land so that every Jew in the world will always have a home to come to.
Free the Gazans from Hamas!
It’s not just Hamas; it’s the misanthropic ideology embraced by a billion people worldwide.
Kadima
Gasa, never again…
Let’s bring home our brothers/sisters…
Brandon has zero leverage on the world’s stage.
It may be useless saying it now, but we can’t forget Gush Katif and how strategically (and morally) disastrous it turned out to be to give it to away for a “peace deal” that we knew was not real.
God speed Israel. Never forget 7 October. Make them pay.